The Newsletter for Marshall University
October 10, 2012

Marshall to host free cyber-safety summit Oct.
30

As part of "Cyber Security Awareness
Month," Marshall is hosting a free cyber safety summit beginning at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct 30, according to John Sammons, assistant professor of Integrated
Science and Technology and director of the Appalachian Institute of Digital
Evidence.

The summit will be held in the Joan
C. Edwards Playhouse and the Memorial Student Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It
is targeted toward adults, college students, and younger students ages 12-14.

During the sessions participants can
learn how to prevent cyber bullying, keep themselves and their families safe
online, handle the dangers of social media, keep their information and computers
safe and identify scams. In addition, they can find out how and why criminals
target them and more.

The event is sponsored by the
Department of Integrated Science & Technology, the FBI, and the Appalachian
Institute of Digital Evidence.